High School Not So Sweetheart

High School Not So Sweetheart EPILOGUE

EPILOGUE

Three Years Later: 

"I know you're already there, Mom, but the weather cancelled our flight," I explained, looking up at the airport screens. I hated hearing her voice this disappointed, but it wasn't exactly my fault that the flight was cancelled the day before Christmas Eve. 

Tristan tightened his arm around my shoulders reassuringly. I flashed him a small smile before sighing into the phone at my mother's complaints. "I know...I miss you too. We'll get on an early flight tomorrow in time to make it for dinner, alright?" 

This seemed to calm her a bit, thank goodness. We said goodbye before I hung up, turning toward Tristan. "Ready to head back?" He nodded, leading me back to his car. 

Ever since Tristan and I have been away at a college a few states over, we've never missed Christmas at Aunt Julie's. This year my mom and Hank were there too, along with Tia and Dean. Surprisingly, I even missed them, though I still wasn't exactly comfortable with the flirty jokes Tia directed toward Tristan every now and then. 

"Don't worry, babe, we'll still see everyone by tomorrow evening," Tristan said as we drove back to the campus. Luckily they didn't lock students out of the campus during the holiday. My dorm roommate, Jen, had already left for her home state of Tennessee, while Tristan's roommate, Ben, left for Florida. 

"I know, I was just excited to see them today," I replied, looking out the window. I'll admit, even though the snow was pissing me off for cancelling the flight, it was quite beautiful. 

It had been a while since we last saw everyone all together. After graduating high school, we all went our separate ways, staying in contact as much as possible. Andie and Zack didn't stay together since they were separated by several states when Zack went to school in Texas. 

Logan's school wasn't too far from home, separated by a few hours. I think he did that because he's a momma's boy, though I'm glad Aunt Julie was pleased he didn't leave the state. Tom also went to the same school for business, and was still with Morgan even though her school was close to two hours away. I was happy that they've still made their relationship work. I had a feeling they'd get married sooner rather than later. Tristan actually agreed with me when I voiced this thought, though I didn't mention it to anyone else. 

Tristan stayed in my dorm for the night. It wasn't allowed normally, but nobody was around to say anything, and it was easier to get up together for the airport rather than have him pick me up. 

The next morning, I glanced at the alarm clock. It was almost eight in the morning, so I figured she should leave soon. I rolled over to face Tristan, letting my eyes roam over his long-lashed eyes, full light pink lips, blonde hair that was growing longer by the minute. I smiled, feeling like I was the luckiest girl in the world to end up with him. 

I kissed him lightly on the lips in an effort to wake him up. Usually I hated waking up early, but he made early mornings infinitely better just with his presence. 

"Good morning," I said once he smiled and opened his eyes. 

"It is a good morning to wake up to that," he stated.  

I grinned and gave him a quick kiss before sitting up. "We should get ready."  

Tristan wrapped his arm around my stomach, pulling me back down and pinning me against him. "Not so fast, we can wait a little while." 

I tried squirming out of his hold, with no luck. I laughed. "Tristan, come on. I'm excited to see everyone, aren't you?" He loosened his grip slightly, enough for me to turn and face him.